August 1, 2019 – Guests: Tara Shephard, Convener and Event Organizer | A Community Conversation: “Adverse Childhood Experiences & African American Girls” will be held Thursday, August 8th from 11:30am-1pm at the UA of Little Rock Jack Stephens Center in the Legends Room, 2801 South University Ave. Data collected last year from African American girls…… MORE
July 25, 2019 – Guests: Alma Williams, Art Porter Music Education Board Member | Art Porter Music Education presents the 9th Annual “A Work of Art” Jazz Week 2019, July 29th-August 3rd at various venues across the city. The week of events honor the late Art Porter, Sr. and Art Porter, Jr. with a star studded…… MORE
July 18, 2019 – Guests: Barbara A. Douglas, CEO of Velvatex College of Beauty Culture and B. Roberta Douglas, Director of Financial Operations, Financial Aid Administrator, & Compliance Manager | Velvatex College of Beauty Culture, 1520 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Little Rock will have their 90th Anniversary Celebration with a week of events July…… MORE
– Guests: Tiana Suber, Media Specialist for FEMA; and Yolanda Stokes, Public Information Officer for the Small Business Administration | Major Disaster Declaration for Arkansas was declared June 8th. To learn the do’s and don’ts for registering for disaster assistance from FEMA, visit www.distasterassistance.gov or call the helpline at 800-621-3362. To learn the do’s and don’ts…… MORE
George Cotton, UAPB Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement, announced that the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host the second annual Juneteenth in the Bluff: Arts & Culture Festival on Friday, June 20th 5p.m. to 11p.m. in Pine Bluff’s downtown Delta Rhythm and Bayous Cultural District at 3rd & Main Streets. The festival, sponsored…
Reverend Willie Wade and Diablo Coleman invite the public to the Hot Springs Juneteenth Celebration taking place this Saturday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 112 Orange Street in Hot Springs. The celebration will include a historical reflection on the origins of Juneteenth and a keynote address from Reverend Dr. Chris Jones. This year’s…
Fitzs Hill with Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) a private Baptist-affiliated, historically Black college in Little Rock. Founded in 1884 as the Minister’s Institute, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is the only historically Black Baptist college west of the Mississippi River. Summer and fall semesters are coming…
Maria Hollowell, president of the Little Rock NAACP, along with event chair Carla Williams and Michael Nellum of Phi Beta Sigma, inviting the community to the NAACP End of School Year Bash. The event takes place next Saturday, May 31, from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM at Watson Elementary School. Families can enjoy free food,…